82R6935 JEN-D
By: McClendon H.R. No. 346
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Mentoria Lewis Sherfield retired from the San
Antonio Independent School District in May 2010, drawing to a close
a notable career in education that spanned more than three decades;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Sherfield began teaching in Athens, Georgia, and
she went on to serve in a number of school districts in that state;
she also taught at the Department of Defense Dependents Schools in
Germany; in 1989, she joined San Antonio ISD, where she worked at
the San Antonio Alamo Achievement Center and at Wheatley Middle
School; for the last nine years of her career she was a valued
member of the faculty at Stonewall Jackson Davis Middle School,
where she taught fifth grade; and
WHEREAS, In addition to her work in the classroom, Ms.
Sherfield was a mentor and tutor in the after school Net Program,
and she served as a PTA president for Davis Middle School; she
further devoted her time to such organizations as the local chapter
of the NAACP, the B.E.A.T. AIDS Coalition Trust, and the National
Coalition for 100 Black Women, and she has served as the secretary
of the board of directors at Emmanuel AME Church; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed educator received many accolades
during her career, including being named Classroom Teacher of the
Year and Delta Woman of the Year; she also received the NAACP
Excellence in Education Award and the Outstanding Teacher Award
from the Top Ladies of Distinction; and
WHEREAS, Known for her caring nature and her unwavering
commitment to her profession, Mentoria Sherfield touched the lives
of countless youth, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a
career well spent; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Mentoria Lewis Sherfield on her
retirement from the San Antonio Independent School District and
extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Sherfield as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.